Busang Collen Kebinatshipi
- Nationality
- BOT
- Birthday
- 13 February 2004
Biography
World champion over 400m and the relay
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi is Botswana’s 2025 world 400m champion. At the Paris Olympics in 2024 he finished third in his 400m semifinal, then returned to run the second leg of the relay team that took silver. In Tokyo the following September, he ran 43.61 in the world semifinal and 43.53 in the final. He left with a second gold after anchoring Botswana’s 4×400m team. Gaborone gave him a chance to finish the same race in front of a home crowd in May 2026. He took the baton with a narrow lead, ran a 43.09 anchor split and crossed the line in 2:54.47. The individual 400m season that followed included wins in Paris, Monaco and Brussels. Eight days after running 43.40 in Brussels, he clocked a Botswana record of 43.39 to win the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi's published record includes performances from 2020 to 2026 in 100 Metres, 400 Metres, 200 Metres, 4x400 Metres Relay, 1000m medley relay (100m/200m/300m/400m). Selected recorded events include UBAC Face Off Challenge, University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone - U20 Events (2020; source checked); World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (2026; source checked); UBAC Meet, University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone (2020; source checked).
Common questions
Who anchored Botswana to victory in the 2026 World Relays final?
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi ran the anchor leg in 43.09 seconds as Botswana finished in 2:54.47.
Achievements & next milestones
Achievements update from recorded results. A tick means the supporting results are verified.
Achieved
98 finishes completed
Based on 98 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Verified24 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
Verified2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
VerifiedRaced in 7 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Verified- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.
PB improved
A faster result after an earlier performance in the same sport, distance, surface and timing category.
Verified
Next milestones
100 finishes
2 more finishes needed
98 of 100 recorded
25 different countries
1 more different country needed
24 of 25 recorded
10 calendar years with a finish
3 more calendar years with a finish needed
7 of 10 recorded
Personal bests (PBs) & best performances
These are the best marks in this athlete’s results recorded on AthRecs.
Athletics · 100m · Track
9.89PB
VerifiedBotswana Championships, National Stadium, Gaborone · 2026-04-03
Athletics · 200m · Track
20.08PB
VerifiedBotswana Championships, National Stadium, Gaborone · 2025-05-17
Athletics · 400m · Track
43.39PB
VerifiedWorld Athletics Ultimate Championship, Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest · 2026-09-12
Career highlights
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi's published record includes performances from 2020 to 2026 in 100 Metres, 400 Metres, 200 Metres, 4x400 Metres Relay, 1000m medley relay (100m/200m/300m/400m).
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
UBAC Face Off Challenge, University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone - U20 Events
2020 · 100 Metres
Performance: 11.25
Source checkedWorld Athletics Ultimate Championship, Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest
2026 · 400 Metres
Performance: 43.39
Source checkedUBAC Meet, University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone
2020 · 200 Metres
Performance: 22.65
Source checkedBAA Interzonal Meet, National Stadium, Gaborone - U20 Events
2021 · 400 Metres
Performance: 49.94
Source checkedWorld Athletics U20 Championships, Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi
2021 · 4x400 Metres Relay
Performance: 3:06.33
Source checkedAfrican Union Sports Council Region 5 Youth Games
2021 · 1000m medley relay (100m/200m/300m/400m)
Performance: 1:58.00
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 6–10 of 102 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 4 Jul 2026 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline | Athletics | 400mTrack | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) | 44.00VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sun, 28 Jun 2026 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline | Athletics | 400mTrack | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) | 43.54VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sat, 23 May 2026 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Wanda Diamond League Xiamen, Egret Stadium, Xiamen - Diamond Discipline | Athletics | 400mTrack | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) | 43.92VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sun, 3 May 2026 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · World Athletics Relays, National Stadium, Gaborone | Athletics | 4x400 Metres RelayTrack | National Stadium, Gaborone (BOT) | 2:54.47VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sat, 2 May 2026 | Completed event · Silver · 2nd · Overall · World Athletics Relays, National Stadium, Gaborone | Athletics | 4x400 Metres RelayTrack | National Stadium, Gaborone (BOT) | 2:57.52VerifiedTiming unknown | 2 | — |
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